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L’Occitane H1: Hong Kong, Australia, and Malaysia lead APAC growth as China continues to slump

02-Nov-2022 By Amanda Lim

L’Occitane International has reported that Asia Pacific grew by 1.9% at constant rates in the first half (H1), led by Hong Kong, Australia, and Malaysia, helping to offset the second consecutive quarter of double-digit declines for China.

Humane Society International calls for ‘essential revisions’ to EU REACH regulation

26-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Animal welfare charity Humane Society International has published a white paper outlining a proposal to revise the EU chemicals regulation REACH, aiming to modernise the framework and drive uptake of non-animal testing methods.

‘Good dynamism’: L’Oréal reports Q3 global sales rise despite inflation

25-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has reported a worldwide surge in sales for the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, capturing growth across all divisions but especially active cosmetics, despite inflationary pressures in many countries.

Beauty 4.0 forecast: 7 trends to watch in beauty tech before 2027

24-Oct-2022 By Lynda Searby

Building communities and taking a ‘virtual first’ approach will be key to future success in the beauty metaverse, but brands will also need to play outside that space to engage other consumers looking to embrace tech, say industry experts.

Beauty in the Metaverse: Web3 expert encourages beauty brands to make ‘first small steps’ into the future

20-Oct-2022 By Amanda Lim

Beauty brands big and small are being urged to experiment with Web3 concepts such as NFTs and the Metaverse in order to “get ready for the future”.

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The skin is ‘an extension’ of the brain: PhD Trials identifies influential space surrounding skin as the ‘emossome’

19-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Portugal-based contract research firm PhD Trials has found that the environmental space surrounding the skin can influence sensorial response and induce neural activity, creating exciting promise for cosmetics.

Energy crisis: FEBEA signs EcoWatt Charter to reduce electricity use and calls for EU policy and price cap

18-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The French Federation for Beauty Companies (FEBEA) has signed the country’s EcoWatt Charter, pledging alongside hundreds of other corporations to further reduce electricity use during the ongoing energy crisis.

Sephora absorbs Feelunique domain and kickstarts UK re-entry

17-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty retail major Sephora is set to absorb prestige beauty e-commerce player Feelunique’s domain this week, kickstarting the start of its wider UK market re-entry plans.

Genomics, microbiome analysis and biomarker sensing to transform personalised beauty: Expert

14-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Highly personalised beauty continues to soar and advances in specific digital technologies will empower and inform innovators, offering significant promise in areas like consumer wellness and mental health, says an expert.

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The future of makeup? Post-pandemic creativity and metaverse domination

13-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Makeup trends over the next three years will be shaped by a rush of post-pandemic creativity and increasing engagement in virtual realities and tech, says WGSN.

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Environmental expert: Industry must establish ‘ethical integrity’ across entire supply chain in global crises

12-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

The beauty and personal care industry must today respond to converging global crises and ensure ethical integrity in every part of the value chain to protect the future of the planet, people and business, says British environmentalist Sir Jonathon Porritt.

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Chair-elect of NYSCC's thoughts on how formulation platforms impact formulators

06-Oct-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Cosmetic formulation platforms like Novi Connect and The Good Face Project have entered the R&D process hoping to make access to data easier and more simple.

Pop-up power: Beauty brands can use ‘uniquely designed spaces’ to build hype and community, says Mintel

04-Oct-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Temporary retail spaces offer beauty brands opportunity to build hype and drive community post-pandemic – both key in an increasingly competitive UK market, says Mintel.

Dive deeper on Kao joining Genomatica venture to scale palm oil alternatives

03-Oct-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Biotechnology firm Genomatica announced last week that Japanese giant Kao Corporation is joining a venture to scale alternatives to palm oil.

Store of the future: Sephora’s ‘next-gen’ site mixes high-tech tools with the human touch

28-Sep-2022 By Amanda Lim

Beauty omnichannel retailer Sephora says it is incorporating digital technology with the human touch via its first Asia ‘next-gen’ store.

‘Strong, inclusive and fearless’: Estée Lauder enters tie-up with Balmain for 2024 prestige beauty launch

27-Sep-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major The Estée Lauder Companies and French luxury fashion house Balmain have entered into a license agreement to collaboratively develop and launch an inclusive prestige beauty line next year.

Made for me: Customised cosmetics will become ‘centrepiece’ of K-beauty in a post-COVID market – Review

26-Sep-2022 By Amanda Lim

Customised cosmetics innovation will be a significant driver of the South Korean beauty market and will provide it “unique” competitive edge, according to a new review.

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Consumers look to custom beauty to address inclusivity gaps says Mintel

20-Sep-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

While custom beauty might be a fun new product type, Mintel says consumers are also using it to address needs that may not be easily addressed by traditional products.

The future of beauty tech is here! Sephora, Shiseido and Orveon share 5-year visions

19-Sep-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Leading executives from Sephora, Shiseido and Orveon will join forces to brainstorm the future of beauty tech – discussing opportunities and challenges today and revealing their five-year vision.

The business of Instagram: Creativity and community key to growth - execs

19-Sep-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Beauty businesses must focus on pushing creativity and building communities on Instagram to spur engagement and drive growth, according to executives of the platform.

‘Real opportunity’ for in-store beauty tech to aid consumer choice and experience: Mintel

09-Sep-2022 By Lynda Searby

Beauty tech investments have largely focused on digital and e-commerce, but consumers are looking for technology in-store as well to improve the overall shopping experience, providing significant opportunity for brands and retailers, according to Mintel.

AI-powered personalised beauty: Brands investing in AI and AR are ‘growing in double digits’

08-Sep-2022 By Lynda Serby

Taiwan-based Perfect Corp has launched new AI tech that enables beauty brands to make personalised product recommendations tailored to consumers’ personality traits.

Beauty 4.0 future: Global innovators brainstorm tech promise beyond 2022

08-Sep-2022 By CosmeticsDesign-Europe Reporter

Technology in beauty is continuing its meteoric rise at supersonic pace, but as consumers look for more innovative and immersive stories, stores, tools and apps, how can beauty stay smart in this space?

‘Road to recovery’: Kosé Corp aims to tap into make-up recovery with high-prestige brands

06-Sep-2022 By Amanda Lim

Japanese cosmetics company Kosé Corporation intends to strengthen its line-up of make-up in the high-prestige beauty segment to capitalise on the post-pandemic make-up recovery.

‘Baby steps’: Nykaa set to take brand portfolio overseas to Mauritius, UAE, US

02-Sep-2022 By Amanda Lim

Indian cosmetics e-commerce company Nykaa is making “baby steps” onto the international stage by pushing its portfolio of beauty brands into markets including Mauritius, United Arab Emirates, US.

Superdrug expands premium to give ‘beauty choices for every budget’

01-Sep-2022 By Shane Starling

The UK’s second-biggest health and beauty retailer Superdrug is defying the cost-of-living crisis and upping its game in premium beauty brands as it broadens its offer beyond its lower price point core.

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Alternatives to animal testing developing, focus on cruelty-free may be holding back

31-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Animal testing was the 20th-century answer to product safety issues, and as the 21st-century cosmetics industry turns away from it some replacements are still up in the air.

Unconventional faces: ‘Stereotypical depictions of beauty are shifting,’ says expert

31-Aug-2022 By Shane Starling

Shaved heads, no eyebrows and messy makeup are some of the latest visuals popping up in beauty as Generation Z emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic looking to flip the lid on dated, traditional narratives.

Dove makes last push on European Citizens’ Initiative to protect EU animal testing ban

26-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Unilever-owned international beauty brand Dove is making a final push to inspire more European consumers to align on protecting the EU’s ban on animal testing in cosmetics.

Walgreens Boots Alliance expands UK Deliveroo tie-up

24-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Retail major Walgreens Boots Alliance is expanding its partnership with app-based delivery firm Deliveroo in the UK following a successful pilot scheme last year.

La Prairie China expansion: Luxury brand to open 10 more doors by end of 2022

23-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

German personal care major Beiersdorf has plans to expand La Prairie’s offline presence in China with 10 more touchpoints as the brand rebounds strongly in the pandemic-plagued market.

How Because Intelligence wants to use automation to tame the wilds of eCommerce

19-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Because Intelligence is a pandemic-born tech company using automation to optimize product pages so brands don’t have to do it by hand.

‘Expansion is the only model for success’: How beauty brands are winning in the global FMCG race

17-Aug-2022 By Shane Starling

Colgate, Lifebuoy, Dove and Sunsilk have fiercely and consistently expanded reach over the years, edging into new categories and plugging new consumer needs to stay on top of the fast-moving consumer goods race – action other industry players can aspire...

Next-gen promise? Beauty majors expand skin sensitisation testing with NAMs

16-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Scientists from the world’s largest beauty firms have tested new approach methodologies (NAMs) to assess skin sensitisation on several new cosmetic-relevant substances, demonstrating promise but highlighting hurdles industry still needs to overcome.

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Study suggests plant-based colorants could also serve as antioxidant ingredient

15-Aug-2022 By Ravyn Cullor

Many plants both show promise as cosmetic actives and are rather colorful, and a new study suggests cosmetics may be able to harness both qualities.

Going on the offensive: Shiseido to invest over $75m in brand equity and employee training

15-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

Japanese beauty major Shiseido is planning to invest JPY10bn (USD75.5m) in both brand equity and its employees as part of plans to go on the offensive and buck the declining trend of the market.

‘Galvanise’ business: British Beauty Week to celebrate ‘power of beauty’ post-COVID

11-Aug-2022 By Shane Starling

The British beauty sector will parade its status as an economic powerhouse and potent transformer of lives at next month’s British Beauty Week, as the industry and world slowly moves past the COVID-19 pandemic once and for all.

Attractiveness and self-confidence: Localism key to cracking lucrative Middle East beauty market, finds study

11-Aug-2022 By Shane Starling

Cosmetics contribute more to Middle Eastern women’s sense of attractiveness and self-confidence than ever, but not in the ways typical of social media-shaped Western trends, according to research.

Vibe check: The pitfalls of allowing TikTok to dictate beauty product development

10-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

Getting the stamp of approval from TikTok can generate a lot of success for beauty brands, but one insider cautions companies not to fall into the trap of letting TikTok dictate their product development.

Staying put: L’Oréal confirms that Maybelline will continue to have offline presence in China - CEO

10-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

French beauty giant L’Oréal will not be stamping out Maybelline’s physical presence in China and migrating online completely, despite the strength of e-commerce and plans to close 14 standalone stores, its CEO has confirmed.

Continuing to ‘inspire’ the world: French cosmetic exports to hit €20bn in 2022

09-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

French beauty exports will continue to surge in 2022, with China and the US set to remain important business markets for makeup and perfumes in particular, according to the French Federation for Beauty Companies (FEBEA).

Cost inflation and currency challenges: Personal care CEOs brace for ‘significant’ headwinds in H2 2022

08-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

Leaders at Unilever, Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive are predicting a tough six months ahead, with cost inflation anticipated to peak and foreign exchange challenges to continue.

L’Oréal has set ‘clear roadmap’ for North Asia’s carbon neutrality achievements to be replicated – SVP

08-Aug-2022 By Amanda Lim

French beauty major L’Oréal Group believes it can replicate the carbon neutrality achievements of its North Asia division, with one executive confirming the firm has outlined a “clear roadmap” to do so.

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Top beauty and personal care brands 2022? Colgate, Lifebuoy, Dove and Sunsilk ‘most chosen’

03-Aug-2022 By Lynda Searby

Colgate, Lifebuoy, Dove and Sunsilk are the most chosen beauty and personal care brands in the world, but L’Oréal Paris is the ‘biggest online adopter’, according to Kantar Worldpanel’s 2022 Brand Footprint.

L’Oréal H1 2022 net profit surges 25%: We have performed ‘remarkably well’, says CEO

02-Aug-2022 By Kacey Culliney

International beauty major L’Oréal has reported strong sales growth for the first half (H1) of 2022, with much of business returning to or exceeding pre-pandemic levels and net profit surging.

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